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Who Are We? Why Are We Here?

ELGL, UNC, and You

  • Connecting: members and organizations

  • Communicating: effectively about local government and leadership

  • Educating: about issues and opportunities

  • Innovating: new ways to think about and work in the public sector

About ELGL

  • Networking opportunities
  • Access to members-only posts on ELGL.org
  • Exclusive Job postings
  • Priority registration for #ELGL14
  • Work experience opportunities

Membership Perks:

ELGL

Conclusion

Biggest mistake or challenge during your job search?

Finding jobs

Finding entry level jobs.

-Josh H.

Loss in confidence

"I started to believe the fruitless efforts of my job search were a result of personal and professional shortcomings, a reflection of me as a person, when in reality they weren't failures at all and they didn't have anything to do with my character." -Ethan

Losing momentum

Remembering goals

"My biggest mistake during my job search was not jumping head in to a proactive job search right away. There is a feeling of liberation after completing school and the allure of not having responsibilities. Once I began to volunteer and meet with people in my field of interest, I started feeling like the ball was rolling." -Josh G.

Staying focused on applying for jobs within the scope I set for myself. Finding a balance during informational interviews between gleaning professional information from a new contact, and building a personal connection. -Ashley

Josh Gregor

Current Position

Revenue Tax Specialist II

City of Portland

University of Oregon

Ashley Graff

Current Position

Business Recruitment & Retention Specialist

City of Gresham

MPA, University of Kansas

Josh Halladay

Current Position

Not sure, Think Tanks?

MPA, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Public Management

My favorite active verb on my resume is...

Steeped

At a rapid or precipitous rate

Addressed

Cultivate

To direct, to deal with

Ethan Cirmo

Current position

Project Specialist

City of Beaverton

MPA, Indiana University

School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)

To promote the growth of

Provide

"Any number of things could follow it and I would have nothing but confidence backing it up." -Josh G.

Most surprisingly helpful resource during your job search?

Best advice you received during your job search?

"How to properly conduct a successful informational interview from Ina Zucker." -Josh H.

People. People. People.

"If I had to pick only one resource to use in a job hunt, it would be reaching out to people and developing relationships." -Ethan

"Thicken your skin, and be prepared for rejection.

I was told that rejection gives you perspective and strength of character that someone who didn't have to deal with it doesn't have." -Ethan

Networking. ELGL! -Josh

The best advice I received during my job search was from my father, "Make the best of what you got." In my case that was a degree I was proud of, an ability to effectively communicate through any medium, and the ambition to succeed. -Josh G.

"A strong relationship with a supervisor who can speak to your skills is highly valuable, and often the best bosses will want to help you find the next big challenge." -Ashley

"ELGL as an organization was pivotal in giving me the opportunity and resources to land the position I'm in now." -Josh G.

"If you’re doing everything right, having a strong and tailored application & materials, using informational interviews and other strategic networking, and having thoughtful and polished interview responses…

Then sooner or later it will happen for you. Hang in there!" -Ashley

Presented by Kent and Kirsten Wyatt

Prezi by Shelley Searle

Ethan Cirmo ethan.cirmo@gmail.com

Josh Halladay jhallada@gmail.com

Ashley Graff ashley.graff@greshamoregon.gov

Josh Gregor joshua.gregor@portlandoregon.gov

ELGL Conference 2013

Ted Kulongoski

Former Governor ORE

Christine Gregoire

Former Governor WA

ELGL Conference 2013

Len Reed

The Oregonian

Mayor

Charlie Hales

Portland

Mayor

Shane Bemis

Gresham

Mayor

Denny Doyle

Beaverton

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